Where does “meriotakilokki” come from?
meriotakilokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish otakilokki, from Finnish kilokki, from Finnish kilo, from French kilo, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom — together, one.
meriotakilokki (Finnish): prickly saltwort, prickly glasswort, "Kali...
Definitions
- prickly saltwort, prickly glasswort, "Kali...
Ancestry of “meriotakilokki”, step by step
meriotakilokki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish otakilokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otakilokki | barilla, "Kali turgida", formerly "Salsola kali" |
| 2 | Finnish | kilokki | seepweed plant in the genus |
| 3 | Finnish | kilo | Clipping of kilogramma; shine |
| 4 | French | kilo | kilo |
| 5 | French | kilo- | kilo |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χίλιοι | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kʰehliyoi | thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéslom | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |